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CVE-2014-2744

7.8 · HIGH

plugins/mod_compression.lua in (1) Prosody before 0.9.4 and (2) Lightwitch Metronome through 3.4 negotiates stream compression while a session is unauthenticated, which allows remote attackers to c…

Published Apr 11, 2014lightwitchCWE-20EPSS 3.31%

Overview

CVE-2014-2744 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting lightwitch metronome. It was published on April 11, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

plugins/mod_compression.lua in (1) Prosody before 0.9.4 and (2) Lightwitch Metronome through 3.4 negotiates stream compression while a session is unauthenticated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via compressed XML elements in an XMPP stream, aka an "xmppbomb" attack.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from lightwitch. Update metronome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
lightwitchmetronome0Affected
prosodyprosody0Affected

References

Refblog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-4-released/Refcode.lightwitch.org/metronome/rev/49f47277a411Refhg.prosody.im/0.9/rev/b3b1c9da38fbRefopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/07/7Refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/1Refsecunia.com/advisories/57710Refwww.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2895Refxmpp.org/resources/security-notices/uncontrolled-resource-consumption-with-highly-compressed-xmpp-stanzas/Refblog.prosody.im/prosody-0-9-4-released/Refcode.lightwitch.org/metronome/rev/49f47277a411

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-2744?

CVE-2014-2744 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting lightwitch metronome. It was published on April 11, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-2744?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-2744?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from lightwitch. Update metronome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2014-2744?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2014-2744 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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